Last night I had very hard time sleeping to the point where I was just completely out of breath at times and I felt I had no control over my heart rate like I usually do. I don’t know if it was anxiety or just plain stress of thinking, but it hurt, it really did.
I woke up this morning and I was a bit better, and went about my daily activities. However, as afternoon came I just kept feeling that I was freezing to death, and I don’t know why. I even wore a sweater inside the house, but I am still far too cold. I have been trying to breath a bit better because I just keep feeling chest pains and my heart is going to just burst out. I think I need something to completely calm me down. Coffee this morning didn’t, and I feel that I am a complete addict now to coffee that if I don’t drink it I will get a headache.
I don’t know what to do, even laying down to take a nap is impossible because I keep feeling that I am out of breath.
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Saturday, April 5th 2008 at 4:58 pm
Dr. Ahmed said:
Dear Mona, you are not physically ill, you’re stressed out .
Seriously, you must be mentally exhausted, and I assume you’re hot tempered, and you maybe have been keeping it inside for a while, now its coming out on your body and your physical health.
You need a stress-free vacation.
Saturday, April 5th 2008 at 11:04 pm
I have days where I wake up freezing too. Only I tend to turn blue (seriously, like a violet-blue mix) when it happens, and I think its really freakin’ cool!
“I think I need something to completely calm me down. Coffee this morning didn’t…”
Sunday, April 6th 2008 at 12:07 pm
As Ahmed said, you are experiencing a stress related illness. You need to take action and try to change your life for the better. I don’t think a weekend at the spa is going to cut it. It is only a band-aid solution. You need to change jobs and you need to get out and socialize with people around your own age in a non-academic setting. Many people go to bars and clubs even though they don’t drink. That is one way of meeting other people. I would be on the look out for social gatherings to go to and don’t just pick only Arab ones to go to. Cast your net a little wider than that. You would be surprised at what friends you would get. It is a big wide world out there and I am sure there are people out there that would love to have you as their friend.
Sunday, April 6th 2008 at 3:19 pm
Hi Mona,
This is one of the things I suffer with. I lay in bed just think and then thinking “STOP THINKING” and never sleep. Sometimes I am not even 100% if i did sleep or not.
What your getting in the day sounds like panic attacks. People get different symptoms so not everyone is alike. I get a tight thought and am sometimes sick with mine… I also find it hard to get outside sometimes.
You can go on meds to fix it… They are not as scary as everyone makes out and they have helped me so much! I think you have some issues that will only get worse if you do not fix them. I don’t think me saying “Contact me and we can talk” will do anything as you wont. Your like me and find it hard to talk one on one (I think).
Good luck
use your blog to talk about things like me 
It is better than any therapy I could get.
Tuesday, April 8th 2008 at 4:33 am
I know it sounds very cliché, but with all those millions of people around this Earth, believe me, you are never alone! Even when you believe you’re alone you’re not.
I suggest you try something new, why not take a yoga class or try meditation? Or try Qi-Gong or why not Aikido?
Hugs, and remember: No one expects the spanish inquisition!
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